Tag: Falls
Severe Hypoglycemia May Up Fall Risk in Older Adults With T2DM
Twofold higher risk seen for diabetes patients with a severe hypoglycemia event
More Than One in Four Seniors Reported Falling in Past Year
In 2018, 27.5 percent of older adults reported falling at least once; 10.2 percent reported injury from a fall
Multifactor Program Does Not Cut Serious Fall Injuries in Elderly
Rate of first adjudicated serious fall injury not reduced for intervention versus enhanced usual care
CDC: Fall-Related TBI Deaths Increasing Among U.S. Residents
17 percent increase found in national age-adjusted rate of fall-related TBI deaths from 2008 to 2017
Evidence Lacking for Use of Bedside Sitters to Prevent Falls
Very low-certainty evidence from two studies shows sitters reduce patient falls in acute care hospitals
History of Falls Predicts Future Fractures in Postmenopausal Women
Earlier injurious falls predicted future fractures but not major osteoporotic fractures
Antipsychotic Initiation Ups Risk for Head Injury, TBI in Alzheimer Disease
TBI injury risk up for quetiapine versus risperidone users
Evidence Uncertain Whether Interventions Prevent Falls in MS
There are few studies, most of which are small trials and of low quality because of study methods
Hearing Aid Use Tied to Lower Risk for Dementia, Depression, Falls
Findings revealed in large study of older adults with hearing loss
Antiarrhythmic Drugs May Up Fall Injuries in Older A-Fib Patients
Risk for fall-related injury and/or syncope higher for antiarrhythmic drug alone, with rate-lowering drug
